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Add Dogears to Your Thoroughbred Sales Catalog

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Here's a quick, easy way to fold the catalog page so that you can find the pages you want quickly and easily. No origami required, I promise....

Broodmarathon: A-R-G Spells "Bargain"

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It's "Miss Argentina" Day at The Five-Cross Files. We're looking at Argentine-bred mares offered at the Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton sales. Look for a few themes, including family 13-c; mares that excelled on both dirt and turf; Argentine blue hen mare Miss Peggy, and champions close-up on the catalog page....

Broodmarathon: Minado Has Broodmare Pedigree

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From the family of Winning Colors and Chief's Crown, MINADO has a pedigree packed with strong broodmare sire influences....

Broodmarathon: Will a Smart Breeding to an Uncelebrated Stallion Help or Hurt Annual Dues?

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Stakes-producing mare is carrying a foal bred similarly to a stakes-winning sibling. The catch is, the covering sire isn't commercially fashionable. Good move, or too risky?...

Broodmarathon: Juddmonte Castoff Gombeen Is a Hard Sell Despite Danehill Connections

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It's not every day you have the opportunity to purchase a half sister to the great Danehill (and to six other black type horses!). Think this Razyana daughter is a select hip at Fasig-Tipton, or in Book 1 of Keeneland November? Not quite. Why is GOMBEEN in Book 6--yes, really--at Keeneland?!?...

Broodmarathon: Spring, From Danzig's Family, Carries Sibling to Grade I-Placed Winner

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Here's an opportunity for those of you who are willing to consider an unraced mare who's a proven producer. In this case, her bloodlines mimic those of a multiple grade I standout -- and she's carrying a full sibling to her grade I-placed 3-year-old....

Broodmarathon: Share a Moment Carries Gio Ponti's Genetic Relative

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Another mare whose value is her family, SHARE A MOMENT is offered at Fasig-Tipton's select breeding stock sale carrying a close relative to defending champion Gio Ponti....

Broodmarathon: Given Terms Offers Opportunity to Obtain Barbaro's Family

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She has a prominent family and has produced a couple of durable runners. But her own poor record as a runner and failure to produce a standout foal make GIVEN TERMS a classic cull. Will her pedigree be attractive enough to entice breeders?...

Broodmarathon: Broodmare of the Year Nominees Represented at Keeneland November

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I nominated her dam for 2010 Broodmare of the Year -- of course I wanted to write about LOVE AT NOON, who's offered at the upcoming Keeneland November sale!...

5 Reasons to Buy Thoroughbred Bloodstock at the Winter Sales

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Sales in late fall are the preferred venue for better bloodstock most years, with early winter auctions carrying less prestige. Here are five reasons why the current economic climate makes January and February the time to buy....

Couple of Mares at Keeneland Day 3

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As we settle in to the marathon Keeneland breeding stock sale, I will occasionally comment on hips that are of special interest to me. Here are a couple of Book Two mares that I'd love to add to my little herd. Who are you watching during the big sale?...

Fasig-Tipton Catalog Updates -- Nice!

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Fasig-Tipton includes a useful tool to keep its November Selected catalog pages up to date. (Even if you're not impressed by that, take a look at the sample page I've cited -- think Sea the Stars' family and Rachel Alexandra's sire.)...

Keeneland November Catalog Released

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For those of you who wait all year to enjoy the Keeneland breeding stock catalog, it's online now....

Keeneland September -- Names, Top Hits, and More

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A few post-sale statistics now that the Keeneland September yearling auction has concluded. ...

If At First You Don't Succeed...

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... buy, buy again! Or, that's what Keeneland is hoping you'll do, at least. The Thoroughbred sales company has opened up RNAs from its premier yearling sale to an electronic re-bid program. ...

Top 6 Sires-of-Sires at Keeneland September

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Only six stallions have at least eight sons represented by hips at Keeneland's yearling sale later this month. We look at the sale's count by sire-of-sire as well as by larger sire lines....

Thoroughbred Pedigree Review of KEESEP Hip #4233 -- A Rasmussen Factor Case Study

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An offering at the upcoming Keeneland yearling sale is inbred to the dam of A.P. Indy, which inspires a quick look at the Rasmussen Factor pattern of Thoroughbred inbreeding....

It's International Night at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga

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Bernardini's big numbers might steal the headlines, but rare appearances by sires from Germany and Australia are worth a second look....

Inglis Easter Sale Catalogue is My New Favourite

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This is a sales catalog made for Thoroughbred pedigree fans....

Rant #2 -- Sub-10 Second Works at 2-Year-Old In Training Sales

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Juvenile sales are an upsetting time when the focus is on pushing immature foals to a blisteringly fast one-furlong work....

Revelations of the Catalog Page, Part II -- The Thoroughbred Industry's Techno Failure

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I'm starting out my rant-and-rave session (and my second year of writing The Five-Cross Files) by censuring Thoroughbred industry participants for refusing to embrace the types of technology that could revamp our sport....

Hard to Give Away -- Barren Mares at Breeding Stock Sales

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Barren mares are usually second-class offerings at Thoroughbred bloodstock sales. Add to that the current economic downturn, and these mares are a tough sell. Here's why I believe they might be the best value you can find, though....

Stallion Season Auctions -- Bargains for Thoroughbred Breeders?

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Readers share their experiences -- positive and negative -- with stallion season auctions....

Mare Inbred to Family of Unbridled Makes the "Turnaround" List

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One of offerings at the Keeneland January Thoroughbred breeding stock sale is a mare that has long been on my own personal "watch" list. ...
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